The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, […]
Methodists Reject First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration
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United Methodist Church Braces for Ruling on Gay Bishop
From prayer vigils to press releases, plenty of evidence suggests keen interest in and deep concern about a looming United […]
Progressives Should Be Outraged at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Snub of Tim Keller
If you’re a conservative evangelical Christian who feels called to ministry, you’re welcome to attend Princeton Theological Seminary. But you’re […]
Katy Perry Says She “Prayed the Gay Away” as an Adolescent at Christian Camps
Katy Perry says she “prayed the gay away” during her “unconscious adolescence.”
Some British Parliament Members Call Church of England’s Stance on Gay Marriage ‘Untenable’
MPs are branding the established Church’s status on sexuality ‘untenable’, ‘unfair’ and ‘hard to justify’ as they piled on pressure […]
Chip and Joanna Gaines Show the Culture Wars are Fought on Reality TV
Chip and Joanna Gaines, the smiley, shiplap-loving couple at the center of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper,” have hit another milestone in […]
Joshua Harris Rethinks “I Kissed Dating Goodbye”
The author of a best-selling abstinence manifesto is reconsidering the lessons he taught to millions.
Amid Changing U. S. Attitudes, Some Evangelicals Resist, Others Adapt
America’s culture war, waged in recent years over gender roles, sexuality and the definition of marriage, is increasingly being fought […]
We Gon’ Be Alright: Rap, Reggae, and Hope for Human Flourishing
Celebrated hip hop rapper Kendrick Lamar and his album, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” are poised to make history at Monday’s […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Says Schism Would Be Failure, Not Disaster
A schism in the worldwide Anglican Communion over homosexual rights and women clerics would be a failure but not a […]
Duke Freshman’s Refusal to Read Homosexual-Themed ‘Fun Home’ Due to Christian Beliefs Seen as Part of a Larger Movement
“I knew from the beginning that this would be controversial,” Duke freshman Brian Grasso told Yahoo News and Finance Anchor […]
Why Your Church Needs to Listen to the Culture
The next Christian witness will look more like the “unchurched” than the “churched.”
Rob Bell: We’re Taking Back the Word ‘Evangelical’
Rob Bell is well-known in Christian circles as an author, pastor and the featured speaker from the popular short film […]
The Real Christian Debate Over Transgenderism
Some conservatives have made mocking remarks about Caitlyn Jenner, but their attitudes obscure deep, meaningful questions about the meaning of […]
What Is Marriage? Evangelical Millennials Answer
A few weeks ago, I assigned the article “What is Marriage?” to the students in my gender theory class, which […]
Macho Christianity Has Failed
On an era of things coming undone—families from their traditional bonds, populations from their places of origin, genders from their […]
Researchers: Congregations Break With Mainline Denominations Over “Bullying” Tactics, Abandonment of Scripture
In 2005, two congregations left the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). In 2006, three churches departed.
New TV Campaign Seeks to Soften Religious Opposition to LGBT People In Deep South
Mary Jane Kennedy considers herself a conservative Christian Republican, and she’s led Bible studies in her native Mississippi for decades. […]
